Global Patent Index - EP 2083589 A1

EP 2083589 A1 20090729 - Generic identity module for telecommunication services

Title (en)

Generic identity module for telecommunication services

Title (de)

Generisches Identitätsmodul für Telekommunikationsdienste

Title (fr)

Module d'identité générique pour services de télécommunication

Publication

EP 2083589 A1 20090729 (EN)

Application

EP 09250191 A 20090126

Priority

US 2055108 A 20080127

Abstract (en)

An identity module (11) includes a memory (16, 18, 20) and a processor (12). In the memory (16, 18, 20) are stored installation code (50) for installing in the memory (16, 18, 20) a customization suite (24, 44, 46) that associates the identity module (11) with a communication services provider and communication code that, in combination with the customization suite (24, 44, 46), supports communication by a host (82) of the identity module (11) using services of the communication services provider. The processor (12) executes the installation code (50) to install the customization suite (24, 44, 46) and then executes the communication code in support of the communication. Preferably, no portion of any such communication suite is stored initially in the identity module (11). The host (82) requests the customization suite (24, 44, 46) from a server (84) that includes a communication interface (86) for communicating with the host (82), a memory (90) wherein is stored code (102, 104) for providing substantially the entire customization suite (24, 44, 46) to the host (82), and a processor (88) for executing the code (102, 104).

IPC 8 full level

H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04W 8/205 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 8/245 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 8/265 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

WO 2007006535 A1 20070118 - GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE], et al

Citation (search report)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2083589 A1 20090729; US 2009191916 A1 20090730; US 8457621 B2 20130604

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09250191 A 20090126; US 2055108 A 20080127